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Definition of Turbo

1. n. Any one of numerous marine gastropods of the genus Turbo or family Turbinidæ, usually having a turbinate shell, pearly on the inside, and a calcareous operculum.

Definition of Turbo

1. Noun. Turbocharger. ¹

2. Noun. Turbojet. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Turbo

1. a turbine [n -BOS] - See also: turbine

Medical Definition of Turbo

1. Any one of numerous marine gastropods of the genus Turbo or family Turbinidae, usually having a turbinate shell, pearly on the inside, and a calcareous operculum. Origin: L. Turbo, -inis, a top. See Turbine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turbo

Literary usage of Turbo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1920)
"Associate-Member of the Society After pointing out the features which differentiate the turbo-compressor from the multi-stage centrifugal pump, ..."

2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"M. de Blainville observes that Lamarck characterises twenty-three living species of Monodonta, but no fossil •pecies; thirty-four living species of turbo ..."

3. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1920)
"IN the turbo alternator, the problems of air circulation, or ventilation, and of insulation have been carried further than in any other type of large ..."

4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1915)
"Notes on Blast-Furnace Operation with a turbo Blower BY 8. Q. VALENTINE, OXFORD, NJ (New York Meeting, February, 1914) BLAST-FURNACE blowing engines are ..."

5. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.), Royal Society of Victoria (1901)
"turbo torquatus, Philippi. Conch. Cab., p. 39, pi. 10, f. 1, 2. 1 1846. ... 212, pi. 42. f. 38, and pi. 49, f. 46. Hab.—Polwarth Coast. turbo ..."

6. The Steam Turbine by Robert Morrison Neilson (1908)
"1500-Kilowatt Curtis turbo-Alternator with Condenser Base 294, 295 263. ... AEG turbo-Generator 304 269. Two-stage Elektra Steam Turbine 805 270. ..."

7. An Elementary Latin Dictionary by Charlton Thomas Lewis, Hugh Macmaster Kingery (1918)
"[1 turbo], that which whirl», ... turbo airt súbita tempestas: ... gubernare : tu, turbo ac tempestas pacis ..."

8. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1914)
"Discusses the design of turbo-alternators with reference to the limitations ... 41674 F. 10000 and 20000 Horsepower turbo- Alternators for the Societe' ..."

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